(This month, each day, except the four Sundays, I will be blogging about interesting features associated with Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, as part of the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge)
It's a sort of flatbread, made of wheat flour or chana dal (chickpea lentils) or maida (refined wheat flour). Other ingredients include turmeric powder, grated coconut, jaggery or sugar, cardamom powder, salt, cooking oil, etc.
There are so many regional variants of this.
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| Image courtesy: The Times of India |
Though it can be made and had at any time, it's a very common dish during festivals or joyful occasions like weddings. There are plenty of websites that tell you how to make it. Here's one - Archana's Kitchen.
(In the next part in the series, on the 19th, we again go back in time and look at something historical.)
I love boli. It is my favorite sweet.
ReplyDeleteHi Rajan - Looks like it is a very popular dish!
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ReplyDeleteFor all the Indian food I have eaten over all these years, I only ever had these once - for Onam - and I have dreamt of them ever since. Mouthwatering!!! Thanks for pointing to the recipe. YAM xx
Hi Yamini - You must try it out.
DeleteObattu or poli is a common sweet and popularised by Venkateswara poli stall around chennai. It is my favourite too.
ReplyDeleteHi KP - A stall dedicated to poli. That's nice!
DeleteThat’s a lot of information on Poli. A good list of points to be noted . Will save this for future reference. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteHi Kanchan - Thank you. :-)
DeleteYes We call it Puran Poli in Maharashtra. I quite like the other one from the obattu family, the one with the coconut and jaggery stuffing. I don't know what it's called.
ReplyDeleteHi Anusha - I am sure there are different versions of it.
DeleteOh, yum. :) Today we're going to have beef rendang over rice. Combining the spices yesterday about drove me crazy, they smelled so good. Be well!
ReplyDeleteHi Darla - That sounds really yummy!
DeleteObbattu is a health dish being made out of dhal. You said in Karnataka it is called Holige. Isn't obbattu, a kannada word?
ReplyDeleteHi Rajeev - It's indeed called Obbattu here. Holige is another name.
DeleteConfession: I love flat bread. I'll have to try and make this :-)
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Hi JazzFeathers - You must :-)
DeleteDuring the early 2000s quite a few stalls opened up in the Mambalam area of Cennai selling poli .....They drip with ghee and look sinful but the taste is awesome
ReplyDeleteHi Jayashree - O, it's indeed yummy!
DeleteIt seems that every culture has some sort of flatbread. Now, that would be an interesting survey, comparing and contrasting flatbreads all over the world.
ReplyDeleteI am always ready for food :)
ReplyDeleteIn Odisha, we have quite a number of Pithas & Chakuli. Healthy & tasty!
Hi Anita - I am sure there are number of variations of the sweet.
DeleteHi Pradeep - this sounds delicious ... and one day I'd love to give it a try ... an ideal dish for a party or a meal. Thanks for this - Hilary
ReplyDeleteI love boli too . Dint know it’s called by this name
ReplyDeleteHi Shilpa - Various names depending on in which state you are in.
DeleteI love Holige/Obattu as well. In bangalore you can find a wide variety of holiges.
ReplyDeleteHi Ajeya - Yes, indeed.
DeleteA new dish for me.
ReplyDeleteHi Tomi - You must check it out!
DeleteOh I have made so many foods from India..and the hard way (old way) so to speak. I made my own garam masala, my own ghee, everything and hunted down rose water for desserts. Raw cashews are hard to find but I managed. I could live on my alu Mattar, chana dal, tandoori murg, murg kari..oh...I wish I would still take the time to do these. When I went to a store of any sort after cooking these foods sometimes, people would comment on how good I smelled with the fragrance of all the spices I carried with me.
ReplyDeleteHi Katie - So glad that you are quite familiar with Indian dishes. You must try making this Obbattu.
DeleteI have never eaten this though have tried Puran Poli. We do make Gur ka paratha- only Jaggery, flour and ghee.
ReplyDeleteHi My Space - Still I can imagine how yummy it must be.
DeleteYummy holige.
ReplyDeleteI remember visiting my friend In BLR a few years ago and on our walk around her area, we stopped at a tiny shop. She ordered 20 pieces for me to bring with me to Doha. I gobbled half of them at BLR airport! They were so light and delicious.
Hi Arti - That's a lovely anecdote! Not surprised at all :-)
DeleteIt sounds like something I'd enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHi Red - I am wondering if Vietnam has a version of this.
DeleteWe call it bobbattu in Telugu. Just add a 'b' before the 'o'. :)
ReplyDeleteVery popular during the festivals and one of the must-try sweets in Andhra.
Hi Srivalli - Okay. Quite a popular dish!
DeleteI like boli, if it is made of basen(Chickpea flour). Nice.
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